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even president obama is chiming in. we'll tell you about that straight ahead. >> a reminder for you. we do have all the results from all over including local races on the bottom of the screen and also online. just head to myfoxdc.com. you can find all the results there as well. stay with us. time now is 4:56. what are you doing there? i am making crescent bacon cheddar pinwheels. wow, i'm impressed! [ ding ] dad, the cable's out! you got that right? [ kiss ] thank you ♪ [ male announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. >>> police are still trying to figure out what set off a deadly workplace shooting in california. 42-year-old lauren jones is accused of shooting four coworkers at a chicken processing plant in fresno yesterday morning. two of them died. jones reportedly moved methodically around the building and
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. ♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪ >>> is it still too early to think about christmas? a survey shows nearly 80% of shoppers think they should wait until after thanksgiving. and they want better apps and social media to help them shop. >> i bought two christmas apps. >> i don't think it's too early. >>> the final film of the "twilight" franchise is about to hit theater. kristin stewart says she'll hold onto the two rings from the film. twilight breaking dawn part two debuts two weeks from today. >>> heidi klum goes bare for a good cause. take a look of her with no make- up. she took the photo for the children in need campaign. the goal is to get women in the united kingdom to go make-up free on november 9th to help raise money for needy kids. >>> he rose to fame in the 90s with the hit group, 112. this morning q parker is live in our studio. he's out with his solo album and in town for a performance. first, he's singing his new single here on fox 5. he
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> all right. michael bloomberg says his new york city marathon must go on. some feel the city should focus on helping the many victims of the superstorm. >> that's a tough call. it brinso yeah, that's just a th call. >> i know somebods up there and she's worried because she's like, we can't get around anyways right now. where are these people going to go? >> it's going to be -- they've already been saying too how cold it's getting at night and people don't have electricity so you know -- >> it could still be weeks without electricity as the temperatures are going to remain cool here for at least another week. let's get your weather forecast. and yesterday, it was okay. >> did the sun ever come out? i don't remember seeing it. >> it did come out for a moment or two. >> i don't remember seeing it either. >> must have been that split second when i didn't look out the window. >> we're going to take your word for it, tucker. >> i'm sure it was out somewhere. >> you had to push the clouds out of the way
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> all right. michael bloomberg says his new york city marathon must go on. some feel the city should focus on helping the many victims of the superstorm. >> that's a tough call. it brinso yeah, that's just a th call. >> i know somebods up there and she's worried because she's like, we can't get around anyways right now. where are these people going to go? >> it's going to be -- they've already been...
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. >> reporter: thousands of citizens want the obama administration to let texas go it alone. texans have company in this idea as americans in more than 30 states are floating the plan on the white house web site i thought the civil war was over a couple hundred years ago almost. i'm not surprised. >> oregon's petition as more than 10,000 signatures. what is really motivating folks who want to opt out of america. >> it would be interesting to find out what they think the benefit of it was would be. >> reporter: once any pet i go reaches 25,000 signatures in 30 days' time it mandates a response from the obama administration. but the bottom line is this might be a good way to americans to air their frustrations but the petitions carry no legal weight. >> it is not in the president's power under the constitution to let a state is he cede. it is not clear whether anyone, even congress, could let a state secede. it might take a constitutional amendment.. >> reporter: petitions from louisiana and texas are reaching a threshhold for response. you can see these petitions for yourself
. >> reporter: thousands of citizens want the obama administration to let texas go it alone. texans have company in this idea as americans in more than 30 states are floating the plan on the white house web site i thought the civil war was over a couple hundred years ago almost. i'm not surprised. >> oregon's petition as more than 10,000 signatures. what is really motivating folks who want to opt out of america. >> it would be interesting to find out what they think the...
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today, president obama heads to new york to see areas hardest hit by the superstorm. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> straight up 6:00 on this thursday. taking a live look at the washington monument. you can see the monuments clearly this morning. clear and cold as you start your day. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news during the 6:00 hour and here is tucker barnes. >> hello. >> good morning. >> good sleeping weather. it is nice and cool out. >> it would be nice. >> it would be for us. >> we don't get that luxury. >> right. let's go to the forecast and yesterday a chilly afternoon. today, we'll be in for another cool one. relatively cold out there this morning. temperatures a few degrees colder than they were 24 hours ago. but definitely on the cold side for mid-november. there is your cloud cover and we'll see a lot more of that than yesterday. it is not going to be completely overcast but mostly cloudy skies. rain showers down in the carolinas. those will slip out to sea. it will not rain but it will feel
today, president obama heads to new york to see areas hardest hit by the superstorm. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> straight up 6:00 on this thursday. taking a live look at the washington monument. you can see the monuments clearly this morning. clear and cold as you start your day. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news during the 6:00 hour and here is tucker barnes. >> hello. >> good morning. >> good...
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president obama and the dnc spent more than $930 million. governor romney and the rnc spent more than $1.02 billion. outside organizes spent around $528 million and what the parties and tax payers spent on the conventions, $142 million. those numbers don't exactly surprise campaign veterans on both sides. >> it is a little bit of an arms race. one side raises more, another side has to match. >> it takes a lot move money to put into the campaign and a lot of money to get on television. >> reporter: that is where most of money goes, to those political ads, especially in the battleground states. so pardon us just one more time. >> i'm normandy approved this message gentleman. >> i'm president barack obama and i approved this message. >> -- i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> 07 to 08% goes into paid communication. >> reporter: rosenberg points out that while this is a lot of money going out, it is also easier to get money coming in. more and more donors can get involved via textbook, facebook and other new media. in washington, moll
president obama and the dnc spent more than $930 million. governor romney and the rnc spent more than $1.02 billion. outside organizes spent around $528 million and what the parties and tax payers spent on the conventions, $142 million. those numbers don't exactly surprise campaign veterans on both sides. >> it is a little bit of an arms race. one side raises more, another side has to match. >> it takes a lot move money to put into the campaign and a lot of money to get on...
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president obama won the district as well. the democratic presidential candidate has claimed victory in d.c. in every election since 1964. that is the first year district residents voted in a presidential election. >>> now, former virginia governor, democrat tim kaine, has won the closely watched virginia senate race. george allen conceded last night. night. >>> coming up next be a look at how newspapers nationwide are marking this moment in history. >> and are big issues on the ballot for the voters in the district. the city council pushes to crack down on bad behavior and voters help make it happen. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. >>> a second term. president obama will remain in office for another four years. the result of the close race making headlines around the nation and the world this morning. nearly all of them showing the first family celebrating their victory. >> on the local level, let's turn to the district and the most watched race there. chairman of the d.c. council. >> phil men
president obama won the district as well. the democratic presidential candidate has claimed victory in d.c. in every election since 1964. that is the first year district residents voted in a presidential election. >>> now, former virginia governor, democrat tim kaine, has won the closely watched virginia senate race. george allen conceded last night. night. >>> coming up next be a look at how newspapers nationwide are marking this moment in history. >> and are big issues...
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faye for phase 2 of the expansion to the dulles airport >>> maryland lawmakers are asking president obama to declare a major disaster in the state following super storm sandy. the state's congressional delegation wrote the president a letter asking for a declaration. it would allow assistance from fema. in new york, a class action lawsuit has been filed against two utility companies. the long island power authority and national grid are accused of breach of contract, gross negligence and fraud for response to the power outages. the suit claims that the companies were unprepared, gross mismanagement. the lawsuit comes as tens of thousands of homes are still without power. fox's molly lyon has the story. >> we will not tolerate delays in this lawsuit. >> new york city mayor bloomberg says that seven new restoration centers will open and will offer one-stop service, providing everything from basic supplies to applications for state and federal assistance. victims will also have cesac to nyc rapid repairs, a new program which sends teams of contractors and city inspectors to affected areas to
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> with more details about disney's big announcement this week that it has acquired the entire star wars fran chiez, well, to celebrate disney released a video. take a look at it. >> are you kidding me? >> the video shows what darth vader might do on his first trip to disney world. of course his trip would include a ride on space mountain. of course, because that would be like his ride. he'd be all familiar with it. >> he wouldn't have to pay. >> i would hope not. >> he can use his mind powers. see how he did that? that's how he would do all the rides. >> it is an interesting marriage of sorts between disney and star wars. >> can't imagine him in the teacups though. >> is that a teacup? it wasn't? >> no, i don't think so. but they should show him in that. it's cute. >> it's great. >> yeah. looking forward to the next installment. >> i'm sure. >> it's still just strange to me. >> mickey mouse, i am your father. >> i want to see mickey mouse and next star wars.
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president obama and vice president biden will be meeting with leaders from the labor community today to discuss ways to keep the economy growing and find the balanced approach to reduce the federal deficit. efi >>> former d.c. council chair kwame brown wille u.s. district court judge to learn his fate today. >> he resigned and pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in june. melanie alnwick is live in northwest d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. you know, kwame brown actually has two sentencing hearings hearings today. the first in federal court on those bank fraud charged and then the second later this afternoon in d.c. superior court on campaign finance violation charges. now, as you mentioned, brown pleaded guilty in june. after a year-long investigation, the federal charges relate to providing false information on bank loan applications. one of the loan was for a 39- foot boat. brown also forged the signature of a friend on an application and doctored two forms to overstate his income by tens of thousands of dollars. the other charges go back to an audit by d.c.'s offi
president obama and vice president biden will be meeting with leaders from the labor community today to discuss ways to keep the economy growing and find the balanced approach to reduce the federal deficit. efi >>> former d.c. council chair kwame brown wille u.s. district court judge to learn his fate today. >> he resigned and pleaded guilty to bank fraud charges in june. melanie alnwick is live in northwest d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. you know, kwame...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. heading into the holidays you look for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now, get a super low price on tide, $10.99 for 100 ounces. 12 rolls of bounty are $11.99. that's a dollar a roll! and charmin is $11.99 for 30 rolls. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> here is the deal t might be too good to pass up. sandy forced carnival cruise lines to cancel a trip to the bahamas that was supposed to depart sunday from baltimore. so instead of letting the ship sit emmy, carnival is offering a two-day cruise you out to the sea which departs tomorrow. it appears only the balcony rooms are still available which cost about $190 per person. the carnival pride will set sail friday afternoon and return sunday morning. >> where are they going? are they going to turn right around in the ocean. >> i wouldn't wonder how far they can get in two days. >> i don't kno
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. real big deals of the week. or how to get great prices on things you need. heading into the holidays you look for the best deals. that's why we give you real big club card deals each week. right now, get a super low price on tide, $10.99 for 100 ounces. 12 rolls of bounty are $11.99. that's a dollar a roll! and charmin is $11.99 for 30 rolls. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life....
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. but to me, it's money that i earned. man: to some people, social security is just a number. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. hey! hey, baby. [ starts car ] were you eating smoked sausage in here? no! no. could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin' donuts' smoked sausage breakfast sandwich. it's deliciously irresistible. hurry in today. the smoked sausage breakfast sandwich is only at dunkin' donuts for a limited time. grab one today. >>> the superstorm you may remember dropped more than 30 inches of snow in gulf air the county, maryland but things are starting to get back to normal. most state and county roads have reopened now a
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. but to me, it's money that i earned. man: to some people, social security is just a number. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. annou"a champion of the tea poparty...an ideologuet: who is part of the problem in congress." bartlett calls medicare unconstitutional. and even wants to completely abolish student loans for college. no wonder bill clinton and the washington post both endorse john delaney for his deep understanding of job creation. he'll be "an unusually effective congressman." delaney: it's not about politics. it's about doing what's right to help the middle class. i'm john delaney, and i approve this message. >>> it's 6:15 right now. if you see snowplows around the stadium this morning don't panic. the district is holding a dry run to make sure crews are ready for winter weather. about 700 plow drivers will hit their regular routes while the rest of the snow team will make sure they're up to date on what needs to be done the next time it snows. >> a live look outside, you can see the washington monument off in the distance there. it's friday. so it's all good. yeah, we don't
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. annou"a champion of the tea poparty...an ideologuet: who is part of the problem in congress." bartlett calls medicare unconstitutional. and even wants to completely abolish student loans for college. no wonder bill clinton and the washington post both endorse john delaney for his deep understanding of job creation. he'll be "an unusually effective congressman." delaney: it's not about politics. it's about doing...
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president obama will be watching from chicago. polls in virginia have been open for about half an hour now and voting in maryland and d.c. is set to begin shortly at 7:00 a.m. >> battleground virginia will prove to be crucial for candidates with 13 electoral votes up for grabs as well as a highly contested race for a u.s. senate seat. melanie alnwick is live with the latest now. good morning. >> good morning. things have certainly been picking up not only here at the polling place in langley, virginia at langley high school but also at precincts around the state as people try to get in their votes before they head off this morning. we understand that senate candidate george allen has showed up also at his polling place in mount vernon and that he is in a line of about 200 people. they are not getting any special treatment there. he will have to wait until everybody el goes through in order to cast his vote presumably for himself and here inside langley high school, there is probably about 100 sore people waiting in line and soon w
president obama will be watching from chicago. polls in virginia have been open for about half an hour now and voting in maryland and d.c. is set to begin shortly at 7:00 a.m. >> battleground virginia will prove to be crucial for candidates with 13 electoral votes up for grabs as well as a highly contested race for a u.s. senate seat. melanie alnwick is live with the latest now. good morning. >> good morning. things have certainly been picking up not only here at the polling place...
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. >> let me ask you earlier this week president obama gave his first press conference since being reelected. the benghazi situation came up, namely susan rice's explanation when she came out talking about it. it seems like i thought the election was over, but it seems like politics are still fueling some of the back and forth between both sides. do you think we'll see this continue? >> on this issue, yes. i don't know necessarily -- yes, there's always politics in washington, but i think this is much sharper and more personal. when it comes to the fiscal cliff, everybody seems to be at least trying to move towards a compromise. there are still some big differences in approach. on benghazi it's gotten very personal with a number of leading republican senators like john mccain and lindsey graham saying they will vote to block the nomination of susan rice to be secretary of state if she is named to replace hillary clinton, talking about the need for watergate style committee and the president in his news conference firing back at them. this is vernal and i'm surprised just after -- very person
. >> let me ask you earlier this week president obama gave his first press conference since being reelected. the benghazi situation came up, namely susan rice's explanation when she came out talking about it. it seems like i thought the election was over, but it seems like politics are still fueling some of the back and forth between both sides. do you think we'll see this continue? >> on this issue, yes. i don't know necessarily -- yes, there's always politics in washington, but i...
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. >>> in the scandal surrounding former cia chief david petraeus, president obama is backing the top commander in afghanistan. general john allen is denying he had any kind of sexual relationship with jill kelley. she is the tampa socialite who triggered the investigation by reporting threatening edmonton mails from paula broadwell. broadwell appear driver's license was found in rock creek park by a jogger. park police alerted the fbi and will hold it for 90 days unless broadwell claims it. aims it. >> i would say two things. one, it is up to congress to make decisions about who is called to testify but the president is confident that acting director morel is fully formed and capable of representing the cia in a hearing about the incidents in benghazi. >> the senate intelligence commit i don't will hold a closed door hearing today looking into the petraeus scandal and the libya consulate attack. >>> a chaotic scene on a mass transit bus not far from our area, coming up next. >> this fight wasn't between two passengers. it was passenger versus bus driver. details of what set this off
. >>> in the scandal surrounding former cia chief david petraeus, president obama is backing the top commander in afghanistan. general john allen is denying he had any kind of sexual relationship with jill kelley. she is the tampa socialite who triggered the investigation by reporting threatening edmonton mails from paula broadwell. broadwell appear driver's license was found in rock creek park by a jogger. park police alerted the fbi and will hold it for 90 days unless broadwell...
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it is the first news conference since president obama was re- elected. also on tap, the fiscal cliff. president obama is meeting with business leader at the white house again today. and this comes as we could get word of another change at the top. house minority leader nancy pelosi will announce her future in congress later on this morning. so big news ahead today on the hill. >>> also making headlines this morning, former d.c. council chair kwame brown learns his punishment for bank fraud and a campaign finance violation and he will not be spending time behind bars. >> also ahead, the alleged east coast rapist backs out of an expected guilty plea. we'll have more on that when fox 5 morning news continues. ♪ [ harry umlaut ] hey you know what, i speak european. [ sally umlaut ] european isn't a language. i think they speak all kinds over there. nah. it's basically one language with a few variations. my cousin has a passport. uh-huh. take this fascinating muller yogurt. frut up. means "fruit up." as in creamy yogurt down below. and a delectable, aromati
it is the first news conference since president obama was re- elected. also on tap, the fiscal cliff. president obama is meeting with business leader at the white house again today. and this comes as we could get word of another change at the top. house minority leader nancy pelosi will announce her future in congress later on this morning. so big news ahead today on the hill. >>> also making headlines this morning, former d.c. council chair kwame brown learns his punishment for bank...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. south we are following a developing situation right now. crews are still on the scene of this large fire in northeast. they were called to moore street near union market late last night. melanie alnwick is there with the latest on the situation there. >> reporter: one thing we want to be very clear about. this fire is near union market but not at union market. there has been some confusion on social media about that this morning. we want to be very clear. we are dealing with the 400 block of moore street. so all of the warehouses in this small block are affected either by smoke and fire or by the fact that the power has been cut off here until they can secure the scene and get through the warehouses and make sure they can sound the all clear. when firefighters arrived, the fire was on the first floor. about 120 firefighters. 50 of them went inside and then things got a little risky. the fire started to cook up really quickly, a lot of smoke. suddenly, they had to take all 50 of the fi
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. south we are following a developing situation right now. crews are still on the scene of this large fire in northeast. they were called to moore street near union market late last night. melanie alnwick is there with the latest on the situation there. >> reporter: one thing we want to be very clear about. this fire is near union market but not at union market. there has been some confusion on social media about that this...
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florida's 29 electoral votes go to president obama. the president won by about 74,000 votes in the sunshine state. that is greater than the half percent difference than would have automatically triggered a recall. it pushes the number's electoral votes with 33. >>> residents in dc are nervous this weekend after two women were attacked at the same time, taken into two separate cars early saturday morning. the suspects have not been caught. lauren dimarco has the latest on precautions being taken by neighbors and police. >> reporter: dc police are patrolling the neighborhood around 48th street and sheriff road in northeast, just inside the district line. they say that's where just before 1:00 a.m., two women were attacked by a group of men. the victims were taken to separate cars and sexually assaulted. they were also robbed of several items, including one of their cell phones. >> very alarming. >> reporter: neighbors were shocked to hear about such a violent incident steps from their home. >> this may not be what people consider the saf
florida's 29 electoral votes go to president obama. the president won by about 74,000 votes in the sunshine state. that is greater than the half percent difference than would have automatically triggered a recall. it pushes the number's electoral votes with 33. >>> residents in dc are nervous this weekend after two women were attacked at the same time, taken into two separate cars early saturday morning. the suspects have not been caught. lauren dimarco has the latest on precautions...
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that's the message president obama appears to be giving congressional leaders. he has spoken with top members including house speaker john boehner about the agenda for congress. the main issue, avoiding the fiscal cliff. joining us now, ed o'keefe, congressional correspondent for the "washington post" and author of the two chambers blog. can you tell us the worst case scenario before we talk about what might happen? >> worst case scenario, you'll see billions of dollars in spending cuts the pentagon and all other federal agencies across washington, which could lead to job cuts, especially in this area. families with children would see their taxes go up as much as $4,700 a year. people might start having to pay the ate tax, another big tax people have to pay, leave it at that. and a host of other things. taxpayers would be paying more and government get smaller in a disasterrous way. >> how did we get here? >> last summer there were the negotiations over the debt ceiling about expanding our borrowing limit. as part of the agreement, they said we're going to put t
that's the message president obama appears to be giving congressional leaders. he has spoken with top members including house speaker john boehner about the agenda for congress. the main issue, avoiding the fiscal cliff. joining us now, ed o'keefe, congressional correspondent for the "washington post" and author of the two chambers blog. can you tell us the worst case scenario before we talk about what might happen? >> worst case scenario, you'll see billions of dollars in...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. new this morning, in the district, d.c. mayor vincent gray is announcing changes to fines from speed cameras. the city uses the cameras to catch speeders and they automatically fine car owners. there's been concern about the fairness of the fines. the mayor will announce new changes to address those concerns along with the police chief and other transportation officials at the wilson building at 10:30 this morning. >>> airport authority is facing more criticism after a federal report released yesterday reveals extensive mismanagement. >> the report reveals issues with an overreliance on no bid contracts. executives accepting lavish gifts from contractors also in the report. the report expands on an audit earlier this year. however, the report does credit the authority for creating reforms in recent months, which has faced harsh criticism over its handling of the dulles toll road project. >>> fox 5 monitoring metro on this friday morning. weeke
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. new this morning, in the district, d.c. mayor vincent gray is announcing changes to fines from speed cameras. the city uses the cameras to catch speeders and they automatically fine car owners. there's been concern about the fairness of the fines. the mayor will announce new changes to address those concerns along with the police chief and other transportation officials at the wilson building at 10:30...
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president obama will meet with leaders of both parties from the house and the senate this morning to start talks on avoiding those automatic tax hikes and deep spending cuts. then this afternoon the president will sit down with the heads of 13 civil rights groups to get their input on a negotiation. tony? >>> we are on traffic watch in virginia this morning, where the 495 express lanes are set to open. today is the big day, and fox 5's sherri ly is live in tysons corner with a preview. sherri? >> reporter: tony, everyone knows the beltway is notorious for its gridlock. but that ride is about to become smoother either late tonight or early tomorrow morning, the express lanes here will open up. come monday when it's bumper-to- bumper on the beltway, the express lanes should keep drivers who pay moving. the $2 billion project stretches 14 miles from springfield to the american legion bridge, with exits and entrances along the way. prices will be based on congestion and how far you travel. the more cars using the lanes, the higher the price, average of five to six dollars during rush hou
president obama will meet with leaders of both parties from the house and the senate this morning to start talks on avoiding those automatic tax hikes and deep spending cuts. then this afternoon the president will sit down with the heads of 13 civil rights groups to get their input on a negotiation. tony? >>> we are on traffic watch in virginia this morning, where the 495 express lanes are set to open. today is the big day, and fox 5's sherri ly is live in tysons corner with a preview....